Annihilator Tank

“
Shamelessly copied from Super Earth tank designs, the Automaton Tank is clearly inferior in such a multitude of aspects that it would be impractical to list them here.
— Helldivers 2 PlayStation Store Page

The Annihilator Tank is a very large Automaton vehicle with a Fusion Battle Cannon, coaxial Fusion Cycler and hull-mounted Heavy Fusion Repeater.

Spawning

Annihilator Tanks first appear on Medium with a low spawning chance, where it may spawn in specific medium-to-large Automaton Outposts.

When they begin appearing normally starting on Challenging, they can spawn from Bot Drops, within patrols, guarding Automaton Outposts, Fortresses, and Minor Places of Interest. They may also occasionally be found patrolling the map on their own.

Annihilator Tanks share a spawn chance with Shredder Tanks, but starting on Suicide Mission, they are both occasionally replaced by Barrager Tanks.

Behavior

When encountered outside of a Bot Drop, Annihilator Tanks can be found still or moving with patrols. When it notices a Helldiver, it will fire any of its armaments if a Helldiver is in its line of sight.

Its coaxial Fusion Cycler has a high fire rate but lower damage, while its hull Heavy Fusion Repeater has a slower fire rate but higher damage. Its Fusion Battle Cannon will flash a red light before firing two seconds later, before reloading for about six seconds.

Destroying its tracks will render it immobile. Destroying its back engine or turret will disable the Annihilator Tank, followed by it exploding. Significant amounts of damage will immediately cause it to explode.

Anatomy

Part Name	Health^*	AV^**	Location	Durable^**	% To Main^***	Bleed	Fatal	ExDR^****
Turret Main	2,100	Tank I	Front Side	100%	-	None	Yes	0%
Hull Main	3,000	Tank I		100%	-	None	Yes	0%
Turret Vent	750	Medium	Front Side	100%	200%	None	Yes	0%
Hull Front	Main	Tank I		100%	100%	None	Yes	35%
Hull Side	Main	Tank I	Front Side	100%	100%	None	Yes	35%
Hull Rear	750	Medium		100%	150%	None	Yes	50%
Tracks	750	Medium	Front Side	100%	100%	None	No	100%

* Parts with their HP listed as "Main" do not have their own individual health. All damage dealt to these parts is transferred to the enemy's Main health pool.

** Refer to armor values and enemy durability as defined in Damage.

*** The percentage of damage that is applied to the enemy's Main health pool. At 0 HP, the enemy dies. Unless the enemy has constitution, then it will bleedout and die.

**** ExDR means explosive damage resistance, this is a percentage between 0 and 100. If this value is 100%, the part is explosive immune, meaning explosives cannot damage it. Explosions will only directly damage Main health if it is internal.

Weapons Loadout

Fusion Battle Cannon

The largest standard Fusion weapon in the Automaton arsenal. The Battle Cannon's explosive shots are such that entire squads of infantry or even enemy tanks can be destroyed in a single direct hit. Commonly mounted on Annihilator-class Heavy Tanks

Stat	Value
Damage	1500 Impact Damage 1500 Durable Damage
AOE	Damage	100 Blast
	Inner	1.2m
	Outer	6m
	Shockwave	12m
	AP	3/2/3
AP	6/5/4/0
Fire Rate	10RPM / 6.0s (Pratical) 15RPM (Theoretical)
Spread (Mrad)	↔[0.004] ↕[0.004]
Demo Force	50 (Impact + Blast)
Stagger Force	60 (Impact), 50 (Blast) (Both Ragdoll)
Push Force	30 (Impact), 70 (Blast)

Co-Axial Fusion Cycler

Mimicking tanks of Super Earth, Annihilator-class Tanks often have a co-axial weapon in the form of the Fusion Cycler. This modified Fusion Repeater is capable of firing even faster, perfect for either suppressing or cutting down infantry.

Stat	Value
Damage	35 Ballistic Damage 4 Durable Damage
AP	2/2/1/0
Fire Rate	1200RPM (2.7s Burst) 1.5s (Heat Cooldown)
Spread (Mrad)	↔[10.00] ↕[10.00]
Demo Force	10
Stagger Force	10
Push Force	15

Hull-Mounted Heavy Fusion Repeater

Fitted as standard upon all Heavy Tanks. This Heavy Fusion Repeater benefits being connected to the Tanks powerplant to output a far longer burst of sustained fire. Its limited traverse mount does limit its flexibility in combat however.

Stat	Value
Damage	60 Ballistic Damage 15 Durable Damage
AP	3/3/3/0
Fire Rate	400RPM (2.8s Burst) 1.1s (Heat Cooldown)
Spread (Mrad)	↔[10.00] ↕[10.00]
Demo Force	20
Stagger Force	20
Push Force	15

Ammunition Cookoff

Between its massive powerplant and volatile fusion battery load it uses to power its weapons, the Annihilator Heavy Tank is particularly volatile when finally knocked out. More often then not it culminates into a catastrophic explosion

Stat	Value
Damage	1 Impact Damage 1 Durable Damage
AOE	Damage	100 Blast
	Inner	0.8m
	Outer	8m
	Shockwave	25m
	AP	10/9/10
AP	10/0/0/0
Fire Rate	Death Explosion
Spread (Mrad)	Death Explosion
Demo Force	20
Stagger Force	200 (Ragdolls)
Push Force	500

Tactical Information